If you’re a Christian and you support the modern geopolitical state of Israel, you deny that Christ is the Messiah. It's that simple.

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You quoted Matthew 23:37–39 — as did I.

We agree that Jesus mourned over Jerusalem and longed to gather them.
We also agree He said:
'You will not see Me again until you say, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."

That’s not a Scofield timeline — it’s a call to repentance and recognition of the Messiah.

If you don’t believe in a geopolitical redemption apart from Christ, if you reject the idea of a future national salvation without the cross — then my words weren’t aimed at you. But if you do… then my statement stands. Because Jesus didn’t die to establish a religious system 1,800 years later — He died to fulfill the Gospel once and for all.

I didn’t accuse you personally — I exposed a system that twists His words to serve an agenda Christ never taught.

If that offended you, then ask why.
Because if the shoe doesn’t fit, you shouldn’t feel the sting.
But if it does… maybe it’s time to take it off.

As for me?
I believe Jesus when He said:
'It is finished.'
And I don’t need a prophecy chart to trust in His blood.
PROPHECY = You will not see Me again until you say, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."

This PROPHECY is also given in the OT Prophets beginning in Genesis
 
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Misled and lost Dispensationalist Evangelicals can go here--before you help build the throne of the one you think you're waiting for. The False Chosen Chronicles: A Theological Treatise on Covenant Identity and Apostasy in the Modern Age
One thing I learned...His coming is not how it is commonly thought. Jesus warned us ahead of time:

Luk 17:20-24

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


Mat 24:23-27

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets
, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Behold, I have told you before.

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 

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Ecumenical Councils: At the First Council of Nicaea (325) and subsequent councils, such as the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Church affirmed that Jesus Christ is the sole Savior and that no other paths or figures can replace His role. Any attempts to assert otherwise were considered heresy.
 
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One thing I learned...His coming is not how it is commonly thought. Jesus warned us ahead of time:

Luk 17:20-24

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


Mat 24:23-27

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets
, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Behold, I have told you before.

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Absolutely, sister. Those warnings from Jesus are essential — and they are more relevant now than ever. The deception He spoke of isn't just about some guy in a desert saying “I’m Christ.” It’s about an entire religious system, rooted in a rejected covenant, being resurrected by the very people who crucified the Messiah — and modern Christians helping build it, thinking they serve God.


The temple isn’t just coming — they’re building it right now. The red heifer, the priesthood, the “messiah” who denies Christ — it’s all unfolding.

This is why He said not to be deceived. Because it won’t look like evil. It’ll look like prophecy fulfilled, unity, peace… and then the Beast will walk in.

Thank you for reminding others to test all things. I’m simply pointing out what most pulpits refuse to say:
The throne of the Antichrist is being built with Church donations.
 
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Ecumenical Councils: At the First Council of Nicaea (325) and subsequent councils, such as the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Church affirmed that Jesus Christ is the sole Savior and that no other paths or figures can replace His role. Any attempts to assert otherwise were considered heresy.
Middle Ages and Reformation: In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church strictly monitored to prevent any ideas that contradicted the exclusive role of Christ in salvation. For example, certain Jewish or Islamic influences that might suggest alternative paths were condemned as a threat to Christian doctrine. During the Reformation, although Protestants and Catholics argued with each other, both camps agreed that salvation was possible only through faith in Christ (though they interpreted this differently).

Modern Heresies: In later times, for example, in the 19th–20th centuries, some liberal theological movements that proposed the idea of “universal salvation” or “multiple paths” (including Judaism) faced condemnation from conservative churches. For instance, certain trends in Protestantism or Catholicism that began to speak of “two covenants” (one for Jews and another for Christians) sparked heated debates. Although such ideas were not always officially declared heresy (especially after the Second Vatican Council), they met with serious resistance from traditionalists.

Unlike some liberal trends in Catholicism or Protestantism, the Orthodox Church still adheres to a strict position: salvation is possible only through Jesus Christ. For example, in documents adopted at the Pan-Orthodox Council on Crete in 2016, it is emphasized that the Church sees itself as the sole bearer of truth and the path to salvation.
 
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The deception goes all the way back to the Council of Nicaea. Don’t let the polished language of “ecumenical unity” fool you. That council wasn’t just about affirming Christ's divinity—it was about consolidating Roman power and sanitizing the narrative.

They didn’t keep the Book of Enoch out of the Bible because it “wasn’t biblical.” They kept it out because it was too biblical—too raw, too revealing, too dangerous to the empire they were building in Christ’s name.

Let’s get real: How can any Christian with a straight face say it’s acceptable to remove the firsthand account of Adam & Eve’s great-great-grandson—a man who is also Noah’s great-grandfather? A man who WALKED WITH GOD. Not symbolically. Not in dreams. He physically walked with the Most High.

Moses didn’t even get that.
Moses saw God’s back and got a burning bush. Enoch walked with God and was taken because he was too pure for the world. And we’re supposed to believe that his testimony doesn’t belong in the Book?

Nah. That’s not divine discernment—that’s a cover-up.

Why? Because Enoch exposes what really happened after Eden—the Watchers, the Nephilim, the corruption of bloodlines, the origin of evil systems that still rule the world today. The Book of Enoch rips the mask off the principalities and powers that Rome baptized and called “Church.”

And if the Church had told the truth back then? If the masses had known the real story of how the world was corrupted—and what spiritual war we’re truly in—we wouldn’t be staring down the barrel of WWIII right now. We wouldn’t have spiritually blind nations bowing to false chosen ones, building a Third Temple for the Antichrist with Church money.

God doesn’t want this.

This isn’t “just how prophecy goes.” This is the result of a 1700-year deception that began with silencing the prophets, erasing the Watchers, and replacing divine truth with imperial theology.

Jesus Christ is absolutely the only Savior. But the Church councils that followed Constantine didn’t protect that truth—they wrapped it in chains.

The war for truth didn’t end at Nicaea. It started there.

Bet your house that the Vatican knows that every word you just read is true.

I’d bet the Vatican’s priceless library—vaulted under 50 feet of Roman concrete—that every word of this is true.
The elites know why Enoch was banned. They know what the Watchers did. They know the real meaning of Revelation 2:9. They’ve built empires on that suppression.

Had the Book of Enoch been allowed into the Bible, I firmly believe 90% of the Western world would be devout Christians today—
Not lukewarm pew-warmers…
Not prosperity gospel parrots…
But warrior saints, fully awake to the spiritual war raging around them.

The Watchers would’ve been unmasked.
The Nephilim agenda exposed.
The true origins of evil understood.
And the modern false covenants and geopolitical blasphemies would’ve crumbled before they ever took root.

There would be no Zionist delusion.
No Christian dollars funding the throne of the Beast.
No mass apostasy disguised as revival.

The Book of Enoch was a spiritual firewall—and Rome tore it down.

Because they knew:
If the people understood what happened after Eden,
they would never bow to Caesar again.

And everything—everything—we're seeing now?
Would never have come to pass.

God help us. Because the elites leading the charge in this insanity… know exactly what they’re doing.
 
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One thing I learned...His coming is not how it is commonly thought. Jesus warned us ahead of time:

Luk 17:20-24

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


Mat 24:23-27

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets
, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Behold, I have told you before.

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Do you think that we are in the end times, Lizbeth?

How should we be prepared for his coming?......
 

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For over 100 years, Dispensationalism has led Christians to believe that Christ did not fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament, thus making the modern state of Israel a required piece in God’s unfinished plan — a doctrine completely at odds with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Well, here is your first misunderstand and false truth. I am sure I will find many more


They’ve been led to believe that Christians and Jews worship the same God — as if the only difference is that Jews just don’t accept Jesus as the Messiah. But that’s not a small difference — that’s the defining line between truth and total rejection of Christ. The god of modern Judaism explicitly rejects Christ, making it impossible to claim we worship the same God.

The Talmud says that Christ was a “sorcerer who is now burning in hell in a cauldron of boiling human excrement” (Gittin 57a). So they, Talmudic Jews, are openly anti-Christ. Their god doesn’t like Jesus Christ — in fact, he loathes him and everything he represents. These aren’t minor theological disagreements — they’re explicit rejections and blasphemies against Christ. Judaism doesn’t just deny Jesus as the Messiah; it curses him and teaches that his eternal punishment is absolutely justified.

Catching on yet?

They worship the antithesis of Jesus Christ — which would be THE ANTICHRIST, whose father is SATAN.

If we both follow the religion of Abraham, and you think that my God is “burning in hell,” then who is your god? It sure as damnation itself isn’t the Christian God. No — that would be impossible. It’s the opposite of the Christian God. And he who is the opposite of the Christian God, is the devil.

Jesus called the Jews “the children of the devil” (John 8:44) and to a Christian — Talmudic Jews are; all of them. To any true follower of Jesus Christ, Talmudic Judaism isn’t just a different religion — it’s the throne of Satan on Earth. It is the spiritual infrastructure of the Antichrist. It’s not about some wannabe satanists trying to put up a Baphomet statue at an elementary school; — it’s Judaism itself that is the global church of Satan. They are the real deal.

Let’s stop pretending. If you reject Jesus Christ and wait for another messiah, you're not neutral — you're preparing the world for the Antichrist, the son of Satan. And if you're a Christian who defends that (and the Rothschilds' manufactured state of Israel), you're not courageous or compassionate — you're spiritually sedated and complicit in betrayal. Whatever you claim, you are not a follower of the Gospel of Jesus Christ — you're in open rebellion against him. Jesus called his followers "the true Israel". It's not a land. It's not a place. It’s the Body of Christ. According to Scripture, the true "Israel" is made up of those who follow Jesus Christ.

According to Jesus, physical descent from Abraham does not guarantee being a “child of God”. Those who reject Jesus are rejecting the very God Abraham believed in, which means they are not spiritually Abraham’s children—instead, they are following the devil's deception.


This applies to all people, not just the Jewish leaders Jesus was speaking to. Faith in Jesus, not ancestry, is what makes someone a "child of God".


According to Jesus' words in John 8:39-44, anyone who claims to be a descendant of Abraham but rejects him (Jesus Christ) is not truly a child of Abraham in a spiritual sense—instead, they are following the devil’s deception.


Jesus’ Main Points in John 8:39-44
  1. Being a physical descendant of Abraham is not enough
    • “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do what Abraham did.” (John 8:39)
    • True children of Abraham follow Abraham’s faith—and Abraham believed in God’s promises (Genesis 15:6).
    • Since Jesus is the fulfillment of those promises, rejecting Jesus means not following Abraham’s faith.
  2. Rejecting Jesus means rejecting God
    • “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God.” (John 8:42)
    • Jesus makes it clear: If someone truly knows God, they will accept him.
    • Those who reject Jesus are not of God and are of the devil, regardless of their lineage.

So, according to Jesus:
  • Jews (or any people, for that matter) are not automatically “God's chosen people” just because of their physical lineage. Instead, faith in Jesus Christ is what defines who is truly "God's chosen people" in His eyes.
  • In Jesus’ eyes, being part of God's chosen people is not about being born into a certain ethnic group or family (such as being a descendant of Abraham) but about accepting Jesus as the Messiah.
In the context of Jesus' teachings, those who reject Him, regardless of being descendants of Abraham (including the Jewish people), are not part of God's true, spiritual family. Faith in Jesus Christ is what makes someone part of "God’s chosen people", according to Jesus Himself.
I take you to romans 11

THEY (Israel) Are hated because of the gospel - they are blinded in part. they believe and have rejected their messiah

They are beloved because of the promise, The gifts and calling of God are irrevocable

You see./ God gave them an eternal promise.

eternity has not ended yet )or at least this earth has not been destroyed yet) so the promise still stands.
 

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Absolutely, sister. Those warnings from Jesus are essential — and they are more relevant now than ever. The deception He spoke of isn't just about some guy in a desert saying “I’m Christ.” It’s about an entire religious system, rooted in a rejected covenant, being resurrected by the very people who crucified the Messiah — and modern Christians helping build it, thinking they serve God.


The temple isn’t just coming — they’re building it right now. The red heifer, the priesthood, the “messiah” who denies Christ — it’s all unfolding.

This is why He said not to be deceived. Because it won’t look like evil. It’ll look like prophecy fulfilled, unity, peace… and then the Beast will walk in.

Thank you for reminding others to test all things. I’m simply pointing out what most pulpits refuse to say:
The throne of the Antichrist is being built with Church donations.
I agree brother. Even think this is all part of the strong delusion being sent by God....if it were possible even the elect would be deceived. The Lord showed me a very strong spiritual deception associated with this new temple....He caused me to feel what it will feel like.....it will "feel" like the Holy Spirit but is a counterfeit. I was at the "Toronto Blessing" back in the late nineties and that movement seemed to be the birthplace of Hebrew roots. Toronto Blessing was the same spirit that felt like the Holy Spirit.....although He was there in the beginning, but when the Holy Spirit was grieved and left, that movement was left with and given over to the counterfeit. It is hard to discern by "feeling" because they feel much the same, until/unless you learn the difference by experience and God grants the discernment. Just goes to show we cannot be led by our feelings. My past is littered with my mistakes, regretfully, but thankfully by God's grace, I have grown and learned from them, and all I can do now is try to help others not to step into the doo-doo that I did.
 

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Do you think that we are in the end times, Lizbeth?

How should we be prepared for his coming?......
Well, regardless of whether anyone happens to be living in the final hours of history or not....He is coming for each soul at the end of each of our lives regardless. So being prepared for His coming is the same as being prepared for our death.....it's about our life, how we are living...living for Him, or living for self. The only safe place I know of is to be is on the narrow path, paying the price to follow Christ. That is the way of the cross. Being found IN Him at His coming....the cleft of the Rock.
 

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The deception goes all the way back to the Council of Nicaea. Don’t let the polished language of “ecumenical unity” fool you. That council wasn’t just about affirming Christ's divinity—it was about consolidating Roman power and sanitizing the narrative.

They didn’t keep the Book of Enoch out of the Bible because it “wasn’t biblical.” They kept it out because it was too biblical—too raw, too revealing, too dangerous to the empire they were building in Christ’s name.

Let’s get real: How can any Christian with a straight face say it’s acceptable to remove the firsthand account of Adam & Eve’s great-great-grandson—a man who is also Noah’s great-grandfather? A man who WALKED WITH GOD. Not symbolically. Not in dreams. He physically walked with the Most High.

Moses didn’t even get that.
Moses saw God’s back and got a burning bush. Enoch walked with God and was taken because he was too pure for the world. And we’re supposed to believe that his testimony doesn’t belong in the Book?

Nah. That’s not divine discernment—that’s a cover-up.

Why? Because Enoch exposes what really happened after Eden—the Watchers, the Nephilim, the corruption of bloodlines, the origin of evil systems that still rule the world today. The Book of Enoch rips the mask off the principalities and powers that Rome baptized and called “Church.”

And if the Church had told the truth back then? If the masses had known the real story of how the world was corrupted—and what spiritual war we’re truly in—we wouldn’t be staring down the barrel of WWIII right now. We wouldn’t have spiritually blind nations bowing to false chosen ones, building a Third Temple for the Antichrist with Church money.

God doesn’t want this.

This isn’t “just how prophecy goes.” This is the result of a 1700-year deception that began with silencing the prophets, erasing the Watchers, and replacing divine truth with imperial theology.

Jesus Christ is absolutely the only Savior. But the Church councils that followed Constantine didn’t protect that truth—they wrapped it in chains.

The war for truth didn’t end at Nicaea. It started there.

Bet your house that the Vatican knows that every word you just read is true.

I’d bet the Vatican’s priceless library—vaulted under 50 feet of Roman concrete—that every word of this is true.
The elites know why Enoch was banned. They know what the Watchers did. They know the real meaning of Revelation 2:9. They’ve built empires on that suppression.

And they laugh while modern churches clap for the Third Temple.

God help us. Because the people leading the charge in this insanity… know exactly what they’re doing.
Let us divide our discussion into three key parts to clearly respond to your assertions and clarify my position. I hope this will help avoid misunderstandings.

1. Theological Aspect

At the First Council of Nicaea (325) and subsequent councils, such as the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Church affirmed the fundamental dogmatic principle: salvation is possible only through Jesus Christ. Any statement contrary to this is and remains heresy. This decision is based on Sacred Scripture, in particular, such texts as the Gospel of John (14:6) — “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” — and the Acts of the Apostles (4:12) — “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” These councils, guided by the Holy Spirit and Tradition, established orthodox teaching, which remains unchanged for the Orthodox Church.

2. Regarding the Political Motives of These Councils

Your claim that the Councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon were motivated solely by the political interests of Rome and served to consolidate power is your personal interpretation. However, such an interpretation cannot refute or negate the theological dogmas established by these councils. Their decisions were aimed at protecting the truth about the nature of Christ and His role as the sole Savior, not at political manipulation, as you suggest. Discussing the political context of the 4th and 5th centuries (325 and 451) is possible, but it does not change the essence of the theological conclusions, which are based on Sacred Scripture and Tradition, not on the temporary interests of the empire. Thus, the assertion that “Jesus Christ is the sole Savior and that no other paths or figures can replace His role” remains a theological principle, independent of political circumstances.

3. On the Book of Enoch and the Canon of Sacred Scripture

Regarding the Book of Enoch, you express concern about its exclusion from the biblical canon, accusing the Church of concealing the truth. However, it is important to understand the differences between the Orthodox and Protestant traditions. Unlike Protestants, the Orthodox Church does not have such a strict separation between Scripture and Tradition. We view them as inseparably linked and mutually complementary elements of divine revelation.

The Orthodox Bible includes 77 books, while the Protestant Bible includes only 66. The difference lies in the fact that the Orthodox Church accepts the so-called deuterocanonical (or second-canon) books, which Protestants consider apocrypha and excluded from their canon. These books, such as Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch (including the Letter of Jeremiah), 1 and 2 Maccabees, additions to Esther (additional chapters to the Book of Esther), and additions to Daniel (for example, the story of Susanna, the Song of the Three Young Men, Bel and the Dragon), were part of the Septuagint — the Greek translation of the Old Testament used by the early Church and preserved in Orthodoxy.

Protestants, starting with the Reformation (Martin Luther and other reformers), adopted the Jewish canon of the Tanakh (39 books of the Old Testament), which was finalized by the end of the 1st century A.D. and did not include these deuterocanonical texts. The Orthodox and Catholic Churches, however, retained them as part of the canon, albeit with some differences in status.

Unlike Protestants, we Orthodox Christians did not adopt the Jewish canon and did not remove these 11 books from the Old Testament. Moreover, although the Book of Enoch was not included in the canon of Sacred Books, the Orthodox Church perceives it as part of Tradition, not rejecting it outright. We do not follow the Protestant logic, which, in an effort to align with the Jewish canon, excluded not only the Book of Enoch but also the deuterocanonical texts. For us, Tradition includes a wide range of texts, such as the lives of saints, interpretations by the Church Fathers, and apocrypha, including the Book of Enoch, which can be useful for spiritual enrichment but do not have the same dogmatic authority as canonical books.

Thus, I find your objections to me completely incomprehensible. We Orthodox Christians not only preserved a broader canon of the Bible but also honor Tradition, in which the Book of Enoch has its place, even if not as part of Scripture. Your accusations of “concealment” or “deception” fail to account for this important feature of our tradition, which differs from both the Protestant approach and your interpretation.
 

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Let us divide our discussion into three key parts to clearly respond to your assertions and clarify my position. I hope this will help avoid misunderstandings.

1. Theological Aspect

At the First Council of Nicaea (325) and subsequent councils, such as the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Church affirmed the fundamental dogmatic principle: salvation is possible only through Jesus Christ. Any statement contrary to this is and remains heresy. This decision is based on Sacred Scripture, in particular, such texts as the Gospel of John (14:6) — “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” — and the Acts of the Apostles (4:12) — “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” These councils, guided by the Holy Spirit and Tradition, established orthodox teaching, which remains unchanged for the Orthodox Church.

2. Regarding the Political Motives of These Councils

Your claim that the Councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon were motivated solely by the political interests of Rome and served to consolidate power is your personal interpretation. However, such an interpretation cannot refute or negate the theological dogmas established by these councils. Their decisions were aimed at protecting the truth about the nature of Christ and His role as the sole Savior, not at political manipulation, as you suggest. Discussing the political context of the 4th and 5th centuries (325 and 451) is possible, but it does not change the essence of the theological conclusions, which are based on Sacred Scripture and Tradition, not on the temporary interests of the empire. Thus, the assertion that “Jesus Christ is the sole Savior and that no other paths or figures can replace His role” remains a theological principle, independent of political circumstances.

3. On the Book of Enoch and the Canon of Sacred Scripture

Regarding the Book of Enoch, you express concern about its exclusion from the biblical canon, accusing the Church of concealing the truth. However, it is important to understand the differences between the Orthodox and Protestant traditions. Unlike Protestants, the Orthodox Church does not have such a strict separation between Scripture and Tradition. We view them as inseparably linked and mutually complementary elements of divine revelation.

The Orthodox Bible includes 77 books, while the Protestant Bible includes only 66. The difference lies in the fact that the Orthodox Church accepts the so-called deuterocanonical (or second-canon) books, which Protestants consider apocrypha and excluded from their canon. These books, such as Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch (including the Letter of Jeremiah), 1 and 2 Maccabees, additions to Esther (additional chapters to the Book of Esther), and additions to Daniel (for example, the story of Susanna, the Song of the Three Young Men, Bel and the Dragon), were part of the Septuagint — the Greek translation of the Old Testament used by the early Church and preserved in Orthodoxy.

Protestants, starting with the Reformation (Martin Luther and other reformers), adopted the Jewish canon of the Tanakh (39 books of the Old Testament), which was finalized by the end of the 1st century A.D. and did not include these deuterocanonical texts. The Orthodox and Catholic Churches, however, retained them as part of the canon, albeit with some differences in status.

Unlike Protestants, we Orthodox Christians did not adopt the Jewish canon and did not remove these 11 books from the Old Testament. Moreover, although the Book of Enoch was not included in the canon of Sacred Books, the Orthodox Church perceives it as part of Tradition, not rejecting it outright. We do not follow the Protestant logic, which, in an effort to align with the Jewish canon, excluded not only the Book of Enoch but also the deuterocanonical texts. For us, Tradition includes a wide range of texts, such as the lives of saints, interpretations by the Church Fathers, and apocrypha, including the Book of Enoch, which can be useful for spiritual enrichment but do not have the same dogmatic authority as canonical books.

Thus, I find your objections to me completely incomprehensible. We Orthodox Christians not only preserved a broader canon of the Bible but also honor Tradition, in which the Book of Enoch has its place, even if not as part of Scripture. Your accusations of “concealment” or “deception” fail to account for this important feature of our tradition, which differs from both the Protestant approach and your interpretation.
The Book of Enoch is hidden because it says that all people can be saved, but the believers are together, the unbelievers are together.
 

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get the word out. Evangelism should be priority, If things get as bad as we think they will. people need God now..
SPOT ON RIGHT my friend . Time to make our stand and contend for the true gospel
teaching all things HE said .
Time has run its course and a very rebellious people have grown only more rebellious and have led
the peoples right into a snare . into a love they claim is of GOD
but that love DO DENY HIS CHRIST and it do honor even sins and UNBELIEF .
IF any cometh and preaches ANY OTHER GOSPEL
WE DONT try and find common ground get along , NO SIR , LET HIM BE ACCURSED .
and interfaith all inclusive IS a fake sorry dead end lie that AINT NO GOSPEL and IT DENIES THE GOSPEL bodly .
Eat not with such a one . THE TIME NOW IS and HAS BEEN
to preach JESUS THE CHRIST , to get them people back into the bible for themselves to learn and to grow .
 

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The Book of Enoch is hidden because it says that all people can be saved, but the believers are together, the unbelievers are together.
All unbelievers shall have their part in the LAKE that burns fiercly with fire .
ALL true believers will rejoice forever WITH HE WHO SAVED US .
But woe wail unto all who rejected . Many these days are fast falling in love
and its love has them mesmerized and growing only more in love ..............with the god who has come in HIS OWN NAME
and has even used the name of JESUS to spout its false big broad road love . This love
will overlook and even accept certain sins
and will holler bodly all religoins are okie dokey and serve the same GOD we do .
OH but its father is a liar . And the sheep will not heed its voice . The sheep follow and heed
ONLY ONE VOICE . THE GREAT SHEPARD OF THE SHEEP THE GLORIOUS KING JESUS .
 
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I agree brother. Even think this is all part of the strong delusion being sent by God....if it were possible even the elect would be deceived. The Lord showed me a very strong spiritual deception associated with this new temple....He caused me to feel what it will feel like.....it will "feel" like the Holy Spirit but is a counterfeit. I was at the "Toronto Blessing" back in the late nineties and that movement seemed to be the birthplace of Hebrew roots. Toronto Blessing was the same spirit that felt like the Holy Spirit.....although He was there in the beginning, but when the Holy Spirit was grieved and left, that movement was left with and given over to the counterfeit. It is hard to discern by "feeling" because they feel much the same, until/unless you learn the difference by experience and God grants the discernment. Just goes to show we cannot be led by our feelings. My past is littered with my mistakes, regretfully, but thankfully by God's grace, I have grown and learned from them, and all I can do now is try to help others not to step into the doo-doo that I did.
To the trenches dear sister,
As you well wrote , WE simply cannot live by emotions . There be always a way that seems right to man
but the end be death .
Its why if we see a doo doo doctrine we do all to pull them out of that doctrine
and ensure none do step into its stink . Including i warn against them false poopers who do naught but poop
out doctrine to this people and call it bread
and offer up wee wee and call it lemonade . We better all be on guard for many wolves abound within even Christendom itself .
 

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The Book of Enoch is hidden because it says that all people can be saved, but the believers are together, the unbelievers are together.
Beware the cisterns of men and their tables of dainty breads .
For within those cisterns lies bright golden waters
and upon their tables are scattered many chocolate colored breads .
But what they who do eat of and drink of those cisterns and those tables realize not
IS that aint golden cause its lemonade
and them breads aint brown cause its chocolate
but rather its the wee and dung doctrines of men that are rotted and foul
and have been shined up to look real nice and good .
But one sniff of them and the sheep are like NO WAY folks that is doo and that is wee and we no drinky that .
 
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